Applied Physics

Starting Wintersemester 2026/2027 

The research-oriented Master of Science in Applied Physics at Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSRM) offers rigorous scientific training integrated with applied research across three focus areas: Photonics & Quantum Technologies, Micro- and Nanotechnology, and Hydrogen & Energy Storage. Students complete a hands-on research project and can choose up to two focus areas, shaping their own personalized, interdisciplinary profile.

Key strengths:

• Research and practice: mandatory experimental/simulation project that fosters lab skills and scientific methodology.
• Flexible specialization: choose up to two focus areas to combine complementary competencies.
• Cutting-edge content: emphasis on quantum devices, integrated photonics, nanofabrication, batteries and hydrogen storage.
• Strong partnerships: collaboration with renowned research institutes and industry providing access to infrastructure and networks.
• Career readiness: technical depth plus transferable skills (project management, communication, data analysis) for R&D, industry, start-ups or doctoral studies.

In short, the program offers a compact, research-driven education with practical experience and strong external connections, preparing graduates to innovate in photonics, nanoengineering and sustainable energy technologies.

You need a bachelor’s degree that demonstrates the following competencies:

• Natural sciences and technology:
  Applicants can evaluate technical problems applying physical laws and mathematical methods, and use physical models and modern technologies to solve them.
• Experimental work:
  Applicants are able to design physical experiments, select and adapt the necessary measurement methods and equipment in order to carry out experiments safely, analyze the collected data, compare it with known models, and place the results of the experiment in a broader context.
• Science-to-practice transfer:
  Applicants are able to work on projects, particularly in the field of research and development, in which scientific findings are applied to practice to realize new methods, processes, or products, or to improve existing ones.
• Interface competence:
  Applicants are able to analyze and address complex tasks at the interface between physics and engineering in an interdisciplinary manner.

The application process includes an interview. Proficiency in English at level B2+ or higher is required.

Application Deadlines Wintersemester 2026/27

Application Deadline foreign qualifications: 15.07.2026
Application Deadline German qualifications : 30.09.2026 

Graduates of the Master’s program in Applied Physics will help develop new processes and deliver sophisticated products in research institutes or high-tech companies. Building on current research, you will generate ideas to make processes more precise, use new materials more effectively, or develope innovative devices. Insights from research and development are being implemented at an ever-faster pace and new technologies spring directly from scientific discoveries: Modern mechanical engineering is unimaginable without laser-based production methods, highly integrated electronic circuits are impossible without solid-state physics and quantum mechanics, and fuel cells depend on breakthroughs in interface physics. Both academia and industry increasingly need people who can bridge the gap between research and development, between theory and practice.